You all earned some thank yous in here. Photos are looking great. Everyone is stepping their game up. Kitebug’s orange really “pops.” Beherenow’s Shutter looks so classy and amazing. I love Erik’s holder matching the Avalanche. So glad he’s having fun with that throw. I think it found the perfect home. BC, nice job showing the Capricorn in a different look. I’m waiting for it to warm up around here. I’m hoping to get out of the light box more. I love something about this one I did recently, so I’ll post it up here. I admit that I sought out that bip bop so I could capture it in a photo. That’s when you know you’re hooked. Photography never gets old.

The skull is actually a bead you would put on a bracelet or necklace I guess.

Wow, that is pretty sick. Great photos. The skull really set it off too haha.

I’ve been determined to work on my white on white photos. Often I have a white yo-yo or raw yo-yo that tends to blend right into the white background. But, I still want the white background. So, I’m getting a bit closer to figuring out the lighting to make it happen. In most shots, the wheels on the carriage would disappear because they are the same as the white background. Now, I have at least been able to maneuver the lights so that the wheels are still visible. It’s still a work in progress. What is working best for me now is lighting up the background, but not the item itself.

What is working best for me now is lighting up the background, but not the item itself.

As you have already seen, it all comes down to the positioning and brightness of your lights. Learning how different light positions work is an important first step. This isn’t a bad place to start learning: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-point_lighting

Yeah, I pulled up in the driveway the other day, and wondered what throw would match those flowers before they all fell off the bush. I knew the TooH.O.T. was the perfect match. Scary how close it is. I should get outside for shots more often.